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TomatoesNZ Inc
REMINDER TO PAY YOUR
TOMATO AND BIOSECURITY LEVY
Dinah Cohen : TomatoesNZ Inc. business manager
Do you sell tomatoes directly? If the answer is yes, you must pay the compulsory levy directly to TomatoesNZ. This is in addition to and separate from the Horticulture New Zealand levy. It appears that a changeover in accounting systems has meant that reminders for direct levy payments for the last two financial years may have been missed being paid by some growers. Tomatoes NZ is in the process of sending out reminders, but if you know that you are yet to pay yours, please make contact by emailing Dinah.cohen@hortnz.co.nz
Ebook – Greenhouse Energy Efficiency by Elly Nederhoff
published for all to access
You will remember that Elly Nederhoff, specialist in decarbonisation for the covered crop industry, published 15 articles in this magazine during 2020–2021 on various aspects of greenhouse energy efficiency. These articles have been reworked and updated and are now free to download for all as a handy e-book. Greenhouse Energy Efficiency: Growing more and better with less fuel in commercial greenhouses is a comprehensive work based on studies and learnings from the covered crop industry in the Netherlands. There are many changes that growers can make to conserve energy and boost production, and not all of them are necessarily expensive to implement. It doesn’t matter if you’re already fully versed in decarbonisation in greenhouses or just tentatively starting this journey, the language used to describe concepts can be easily grasped by all. This project was jointly funded by TomatoesNZ and Vegetables NZ.
Download your free copy today: https://dl.bookfunnel. com/bb6l8oi4bg Or email me for a printable version
Dinah.cohen@hortnz.co.nz TNZ and VNZI invite you to a workshop for the covered crop industry
Growers’ Workshop
Date: 18th May 2022 Time: 9.30am – 2.30pm Pukekohe – join online or in-person Complete this form to RSVP by 2nd May
Topics covered:
• Virus Management • Mitigating Pests & Disease in Seeds • DIY Tools for reducing Energy use • National Party’s policy regarding energy & help for the Hort industry • Improving Pest Control • FTEK demo of their ‘Robotic Labour
Assist Platform’ (in–person only)
Please RSVP by 2 May by filling in this short form
https://forms.office.com/r/Q9f9pBHKdb
This workshop is free for all undercover crop growers and interested parties to attend, but RSVPs are essential for catering purposes. Once finalised, the full agenda will be circulated in the HortNZ weekly newsletter and to all those that have put in an RSVP. This event is being jointly funded by TomatoesNZ and VegetablesNZ.
Export figures
Figures for fresh tomato exports were significantly down in 2021, which is no surprise given the ongoing issues with freight, a total of 1.3 million kilograms in 2021, versus just over 3 million kilograms in 2020.
Tomato Exports in Kilos 2018–2022
900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0
Online AGM & Board Nominations
The TomatoesNZ Inc Annual General Meeting will be held online via Zoom this year. We will be confirming the date and guest speaker later this month. In the meantime, if you are a tomato grower, please consider putting yourself forward to join the board. This is your opportunity to have a say in how levies are spent. Meetings are held four times a year, plus the AGM and grower workshop. Please get in touch with me to find out more
Dinah.cohen@hortnz.co.nz
Current board members Simon Watson and Mayank (Mike) Saklani retire by rotation this year. Both have confirmed they will make themselves available for re-election. In addition, there is currently also one vacancy for an elected board member.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
IF IT’S FRESH PRODUCE IN NEW ZEALAND, WE HAVE IT COVERED.
Reaching all levy-paying growers of vegetables in New Zealand.
PRINT New Zealand resident NZ$135 (GST inclusive) Australia & Pacific NZ$230 (airmail delivery) Rest of the World NZ$250 or US equivalent (airmail)
